Local Obituaries
Pauline Elizabeth Christensen
Oct 12, 2019
Pauline Elizabeth Christensen, age 92, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on November 1, 1926 at the family home in Elwood, Nebraska, the youngest daughter of John Lester and Elva Sophronia (Bean) Withers. Pauline attended Elwood Public Schools and graduated as Salutatorian of the Class of 1944. On June...
Larry Lee Fry
Sep 24, 2019
Larry Lee Fry, age 83, of Farnam, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, in Elwood Nebraska. He was born at Niobrara, Nebraska to Cal V. and Margarett (Mayberry) Fry. Larry served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962, and received a parachutist badge. He then married Ruth Waln. They lived in Lincoln,...
Roderick N. “Rod” Fiene
May 30, 2019
Roderick N. “Rod” Fiene, age 54, passed away and entered the Gates of Heaven on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at his home in Elwood Nebraska. He was born on Feb 27, 1965, in Cambridge, Nebraska to Eldon “Hank” and Carleen (Noltie) Fiene. He attended and graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class of 1984. After high school, Rod followed...
Maxine Joy Leggott
Apr 1, 2019
Maxine Joy Leggott, age 96, passed into Eternal Life on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney, NE. She was born in Elwood, Nebraska on January 17, 1923 to Dewey and Myrtle (Steinbrink) Smith and continued to live at home in Elwood until health issues necessitated a move to the Elwood Assisted Living/Care Center in 2013. In...
Ernest Edward Fiene, Jr.
Feb 20, 2019
Ernest Edward Fiene, Jr., age 86, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born in a home on a hillside south of Eustis, Nebraska on August 12, 1932 to Ernest Henry Fiene, Sr. and Clara Martha (Oelkers) Fiene. Ernie was baptized at...
Leona O. Ottman
Dec 13, 2018
Leona O. Ottman, age 85, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at the Cozad Care Center, in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born October 3, 1933 in Dawson County, Nebraska to Calvin and Zada (Lake) Brown. Leona attended school at Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1950. She married Robert M. Ottman on December...
Clifford “Bill” William Robb
Dec 3, 2018
Clifford “Bill” William Robb, age 82, of Elwood, Nebraska died Monday, December 3, 2018, at his home. He was born November 22, 1936 in Arapahoe, Nebraska to Melvin Clifford and Viola Mae (Shellenbarger) Robb. On August 23, 1957, he married Winona Seevers at Elwood and to this union two children were born; Bill and Robin. They moved to Lexington where...
Walter Henry Weismann
Nov 30, 2018
Walter Henry Weismann, age 96, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at the Elwood Care Center, in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born June 10, 1922 in Gosper County, Nebraska to Albert and Caroline (Pfeiffer) Weismann. He was the second of six sons. As a youth, he helped on the farm and attended school at District 56. In order to be confirmed...
Merna Louise Modglin
Oct 20, 2018
Merna Louise Modglin, age 81, died Saturday, October 20, 2018, at her home in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born September 5, 1937 in San Bernardino, California to Kenneth and Opal (McGraw) Walston. Merna grew up in the Lexington area and graduated high school from Lexington High School in the Class of 1956. In October of 1953 Merna married Larry Adams...
Greg Alvin Halker
Sep 26, 2018
Greg Alvin Halker, 56 years of age, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at his home at Johnson Lake, Nebraska. He was born October 26, 1961 in Lexington, Nebraska, to Howard and Ardus Halker. He was the youngest of siblings Inez, Nelson, Mary Ellen, Larry, Don, Estelline, and Lynnette. Greg grew up on the “home place” and attended Elwood Public Schools....
Mary “Sheryl” Miller
Jun 21, 2018
Mary “Sheryl” Miller, age 72, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at her home. She was born on November 5th, 1945 to Robert and Burdella Martin in Holdrege. She came into this world with a fighting spirit, taking nearly three days before she was delivered. She was raised on a farm outside of Hendley, where...
Marjorie Elinor Lofquist
Apr 28, 2018
Marjorie Elinor Lofquist, age 87, of Elwood Nebraska passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. Elinor was born on September 20, 1930 at Peoria, Arizona to Frank D. and Elizabeth (Foss) Bonser. She moved to Beaver City, Nebraska at age of 9 months and later moved to Holdrege, Nebraska in 1941. She was...
Albert Lanny Wonderly
Mar 1, 2018
Albert Lanny Wonderly, age 80, of Elwood Nebraska passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Lanny was born on April 14, 1937 in Imperial, Nebraska to the Ellsworth and Hazel (Ellis) Wonderly. He grew up with many siblings. On April 13, 1956 joined the U.S. Air Force and served until April...
Barbara Jo Burk
Jan 24, 2018
Barbara Jo Burk, age 64, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on December 26, 1953 at Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised by Dale and Virginia (Leonard) Walston. She was raised at Lexington, Nebraska and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1971. She was...
Dean Lavene Houlden
Dec 28, 2017
Dean Lavene Houlden, age 81 of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was born on February 20, 1936 to Clyde and Mary (Hansen) Houlden in Elwood, Nebraska. He was baptized as an infant at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Smithfield, Nebraska and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on November 27, 1955...
Robert “Bob” Lowell Salisbury
Dec 21, 2017
Robert “Bob” Lowell Salisbury, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, in Lexington. Bob was born September 19, 1919, in rural Gosper County to Guy and Emma (Dreher) Salisbury. The family moved to the farm three miles northwest of Elwood in 1926. He was a 1936 graduate of Elwood High School and then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Joseph Conrad Huerta
Dec 1, 2017
Joseph Conrad Huerta, age 90, of Cozad, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 1st, 2017 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad, Nebraska. J. Conrad Huerta was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 19, 1927 to Manuela (Ledesma) and Pasqual Huerta. The family moved to the Valley of Mitchell/Scottsbluff Nebraska while he was a child. He graduated from Mitchell...
Norma J. Foss
Nov 26, 2017
Norma J. Foss, age 80, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born November 19, 1937 to Earl and Ruth (Dunlap) Randolph in Oxford, Nebraska. She grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1955. On January 11, 1959 she married Donald Foss at Salem...
Dorothy Elaine Salisbury
Oct 24, 2017
Dorothy Elaine Salisbury, age 85, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, from complications from strokes associated with brain bleeds. She was born to Guy and Edith Salisbury on July 30, 1932 at the family farm in rural Elwood Nebraska. She was welcomed by her step-sister Mildred Salisbury Delp and her step-brother Robert Salisbury. After attending a one room country school,...
Daniel P. Epp
Oct 20, 2017
Daniel P. Epp, age 57, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born January 1, 1960 to Herbert & Evelyn (Burkhart) Epp at Garden City, Kansas. He attended high school in Garden City, Kansas. Following his schooling, he worked in the oil fields and meat packing plant...
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